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MovedGoalPosts

31-05-2008 18:31

Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Apparently the toilet on the international space station has packed up after a loud thudding noise - must have been a good curry :erm:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05...s_asu_failure/

In space, there is no gravity to take over so the loo works by suction. Maybe the proverbial stuff hit the fan ;)

I'm surprised this doesn't seem to have been covered so far - some of you punmeisters are really slacking :p:

Cobbydaler

31-05-2008 18:44

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Guess they'll be desperate for the next Space Sh*ttle visit then... :erm:

RizzyKing

31-05-2008 19:30

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

They said on the news earlier that it was now being worked manually "the loo works by suction" anyone else suddenly feeling off their tea :).

frogstamper

31-05-2008 20:45

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

I remember reading once that the suits astronauts use outside are equipped with...facilities, mind you hopefully they each have their own.:)

Uncle Peter

31-05-2008 21:56

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Well if they're chucking it out of the airlocks then the stratcom guys are going to have some interesting new bits of space debris to catalogue ;)

frogstamper

01-06-2008 01:02

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Quote:

Originally Posted by Uncle Peter (Post 34564605)

Well if they're chucking it out of the airlocks then the stratcom guys are going to have some interesting new bits of space debris to catalogue ;)

After watching Apollo 13 I thought thats what they did do, with liquid waste anyway?

boroboi

01-06-2008 01:30

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Quote:

Originally Posted by frogstamper (Post 34564703)

After watching Apollo 13 I thought thats what they did do, with liquid waste anyway?

Not anymore they dont, no.

Uncle Peter

01-06-2008 03:07

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Well it'll definitely be a case of beware of the floaters :D

Nidge

01-06-2008 06:47

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob (Post 34564410)

I think they'll need one of these.

http://www.tardishire.co.uk/images/man-with-tanker.jpg

TheNorm

07-06-2008 23:19

Re: Crossed Legs on the Space Station

Sighs of relief ...

Quote:

Russian flight engineer Oleg Kononenko was able to replace the broken urine collection pump in a 2 hour repair job yesterday (Wednesday) and specialists in Moscow checked his work to verify it was working fine.

http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06...ss/#more-14846

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